Railway-ticket.



P. UPPENHEIMER.

RAILWAY TICKET. APPLICATION PILED'MKZO, 1908. v

Patented Aug. 20, 1912.

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RAILWAY TICKET.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. zo, 190B.

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reward receipt to each passenger immediately upon the collection of a cash or a transfer fare, which receipt is to be utilized as a complement of the novel form of transfer ticket in such a manner as to insure the collection of all cash fares, the collection of Figure 1 1s a plan view of the obverse or! front side of the fare receipt, preferably n employed in carrying out the present invention. Fig. 2 is a similar view of thereverse side of the same receipt or ticket. Figs. 3 and 4f are views similar' to Figs. 1 and 2 of the same kind and form of fare receipt, but of a different color, for use under certain conditions in carrying out the general idea of the invention. Fig. 5 is a plan View of the improved transfer ticket included in the present invention, the viewv illustrating thatform of transfer employed in the antemeridian (A. M.) service. Fig. 6 is a similar view of the form of transfer ticket embodying the preferable indication for postmeridian (P. M.) service.

The improved transfer ticket as claimed herein is specially designed as only one of the units of a system for regulatingk the collection of street car fares and the issuing of transfers, and as its use can only be properly understood in connection with the comspeeifiationfof Letters Patent.

Application ined March 2o, 1908.

Serial No. 422,311.

plementary4 ticket, check, or like receipt, reference will first be made, by way of explaining the invention, to the latter feature of the system.

`The ticket constituting the fare or the reward receipt is of any desired shape or size, but is Yusually of the conventional rectangular tickety form and consists of a ticket body l, of paper or othermaterial suitable for the purpose.y This ticket 'body 1 has printed or otherwise placed on the obverse or front side thereof the various memoranda and indications which identify this ticket with the other parts of thesystem, but a distinguishing feature of this ticket is that Patented Aug. 20, 1912..

the same bears on its front sidea conductors number in such a conspicuous mannerl as to be readily visible and thereby easily recognized when shown. For purposes of example, the said ticket or ticket body 1 is illustrated in the drawing as bearing in very large numerals Y the conductors number, namely, 21697 This is the most conspicuous matter on the ticket, and in order to connect the latter with the other parts of the system the same has printed thereon ythe name of the particular line, for instance, Main St. Line; the date, for instance, Nov. 2l, the serial number of the ticket orreceipt, for instance, 241, all of which matter may be arranged in. any convenient way, but preferably as shown in the drawing, withv the name of the ,car line below the conductors number, and the date and the serial number fof the ticket or receiptarranged at one end of the ticket body.

In addition tol the features specified, the ticket 1 has printed on theffront side thereof a marked spacel designated by the reference 2, for inspection purposes. Thisfspace may be provided with a' plurality of punch indications a, b, and c and may be marked,

for locating purposes, by the word EX.-l

amine or any equivalent word, which would indicate that this is the portion of the ticket to be punched by inspectors or conductors ceives a 1, a 2 or a 5 'dollar` bill and postpones the giving of change to thepassenger. This space can also be provided with designations for 25 ct. and 50 ct. orother denominationsA of coins or bills as may be desired. Furthermore, the ticket 1 constituting the fare or reward receipt maybe provided at one end thereof with the tear-o corners 5 and 6, respectively marked A. M.v and I. MQ to indicate the ante-meridian or post-meridian service, and intended to be torn ofi' ork al-V I lowed to .remain on the ticket according to which it is intended should. be kfrequently changed in practice.A

In such localities where passengers are entitled to numerousv` changes of cars on one fare, the word Final or other word,'or mark, conveying the saine meaning, or covering the same purpose or intent shall be introduced as part of the system of the reward receipt. lThe vintention is to punch thisword or space provided in said reward receipt, when Vpassengers Vare entitled to no further transfer accommodations. If thought Apreferable the Final 0r such other word or mark as might be utilized could be included in reward receipt as a tear-off coupon as suggested bythe dotted `flines on Figs. 1, 3 and 7. AThus when Final is torn olf, it is an indication that no'more transfers are obtainable. f

Referring to the reward feature embodied inthe invention, Vthis is preferably providedv for by publishing on the/reverse side of the ticket 14 the' prescribed conditions of reward, such, for instance, as illustrated in Fig., 2 of the drawings.

As above stated, under some conditions the fareor reward receipt 1 is used in distinguishing colors, such as yellow, or of other tint for one kind ofreceipt so that it maybe readily distinguished from the original fare or reward receipt, which is "preferably vwhite. The tinted fare or reward receipt is designated by the reference 8 and is shown in Figs. Band 4 of the drawings. VAside from thel distinguishing color tint the ticket orl receipt 8 shown in said Figs. 3 and 4 embodies the same memoranda and indications as the original receipt which is shown in( Figs. 1 and 2L i In 'connection with the reward receipt above described, the present invention contemplates combining therewith the improved aie form of tic-ka Shown in rig-f5 a wai be observedV that the same embodies in its organization a ticket body 10 upon which is ,printed the novel arrangement of matter which regarded as essential to the success Y vful carrying out of t-he invention. VA practical feature of this transfer ticket'lO is that the same embodies no tear oil' sections or coupons, but has thervarious memoranda land indications advantageously arranged service'.y In this connection, it should'be noted that a prominent andximportant part of this transfer ticket resides in the provi* sion of the same withfa numbered identifi-` cat-ion space llconiined within ythe main part'of the ticket body between horizontally and vertically arranged lines 12--13 and 14'-15 respectively. This identification space 1l is designed to be supplied with a plurality of rows of numerals arranged in separate denominational groups so that each group or row of such numerals will respectively represent units, hundreds and thou-4 The said rows or groups of nuc In ,addition to the several :rows'of nu-V merals arranged in denominational groups within the identification space 1l, thef latter space may have printed therein the code mark or sign 7, which is the same mark or sign as appears on the fare or reward receipt 1, thus linking the said receipt and said transfer together as Vparts of thecsame system. Also, in a conspicuous manner the principal transfer car lines are indicated in relatively large spaces 16 formed by'a plurality: of intersecting horizontal and vertical rulings or lines placed upon the ticket, preferably b elow the main numbered identification space 11. These relatively large spaces'16 may be conveniently referred to as the main trans-k fer indication spaces in which areconspicuously printed the principal transfer car lines, such, for instance, as 34th street 14th street, 59th street, 23rd street,

86th street, and QStlistreet. Less fimportant and less frequently yused transfer car lines may be convenient-ly listed 'in aV block offsecondary transfer indication spaces 17, blocked off upon one end portion ofthe transfer ticket, said spaces 17 having suit-V ably printed therein the less important transfer car 'lines referred to, such, for instance, :as Christopher street, Prince street, i Houston street, etc.

And, one of said s'paces arranged in the block 17 at one-end of. the ticket may be suiiiciently large to constitute'whatjV may be termed a space for conditions, said space being designated by t-he reference 18 and bearing therein the conn ditions of transfer.

At the head of the transfer ticket,"above the numbered identification spacell thereis provided a 'top heading space 19 within which is printed the name of the car line, such, for instance,a`s- Main St. Line the direction of travel on Vwhich the vtransfer will be honored, as South, and the serial number of theitransfer, as Serial 100560 At one end of the identification space 11 there is preferably inclosed a date space 20 in which is printed the date, as Thursday, Nov. 21, 1907 and below such space 20 is blocked off validating spaces 21 and 22 utilized under certain conditions, such, for instance, as blocking of the line, or error, and said spaces are so identified by marking, such as Blocked and Error The bottom port-ion of the transfer ticket is occupied by separate parallel rows of ruled off time spaces 23 and 24 respectively. The row of spaces 28 preferably extends the full length of the ticket and accommodates the hour numbers, namely, 1,2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12, while the lowermost time spaces 24 are conspicuously larger than those in the rows 23 and accommodate the fractional numbers of the hour which constitute the time limit for which the transfer will be honored, saidfractional indications being respectively, 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50.

At one bottom corner of the ticket there may be blocked off a notice space 25 in which'v is printed a suitable notice, such as Passengers are required to see that the time is cor rectly punched. At the correspondingly opposite corner of the ticket, preferably following the time space in the row 24, bearing the fifty minute indications, there is provided a meridian indication space 26 in which is printed either A. M. or P. M., ac-

cording as the transfer is intended for ante-I meridian or post-meridian service. In the transfer ticket utilized for post meridian, or afternoon, evening and night service, the entire field for the identification space 11 and the main transfer indication spaces 16 is dark, preferably black, as providing the most effective and conspicuous post meridian indication for the transfer ticket. However, in this connection, it will be understood that the present invention is not restricted to having any particular portion or portions of the post meridian transfer ticket black or other dark color, as a larger or smaller area than that described may be utilized in this way without affecting the scope of the invention.

With the essential features of the several tickets in mind it may be stated that accorda suitable ingfto lthev plan ofthe ,presenti invention it is intended 'that'each passenger shall receive a white reward receipt immediately upon the payment of his fare',and only this one receipt is giVenonthe payment of the fare, inas# much as the transfers `are preferably inf tendedto be only issued at or near the junction pointptopassengers desiring transfers and who show the i reward receipt'bearing the correct conductors number. Uponthe issuing of a transfer under these conditions v the passenger keeps 4in his possessionboth tickets, lnamely the reward receipt 1 and the ,transfer ticket-l0. Omthe rsttransfer line the kpassenger still retains in his possession the-two tickets referred to and the conductor on such transfer line merely punches one of the indications in the inspection space 2 on the reward receipt, which space is marked Examine. In this connection, the conductor can, at certain points, go through the car and inspect and punch all tickets in said inspection space marked Examine. Likewise, an inspector, yor other authorized person, can utilize said space for a similar purpose. v

Still assuming the passenger to hold two tickets, namely, the original reward -receipt and the transfer, while on the first transfer line, it may be notedthat on the continuation of the journey the conductor of the next transfer car line collects both of said tickets and gives in return to the passenger a yellow or other colored rewardv receipt such as illustrated in Figs. 3 and 4 of the drawing, and bearing his particular number. Hence, these yellow or colored tickets indicate no cash fare received,.but are a distinct check on the conductor, as he must have a white check to turn in for every yellow oneV given, as well as a corresponding transfer.

In utilizing the improved transfers herein described, it will be understood that either the conductor or some other authorized ofcial or employee of the vcompany punch in the identication space 11 of the transfers a number corresponding with the conductors number on the reward receipt, and by reason of the denominational arrangement of numbers and the provisions for repeating in each row, a wide range ofk numbers may be punched up in the identication space 11. For instance, as an example, for a number with four numerals, as 1966, will be punched as follows, 1 in first row, nine in the second row, six on the third row, and R on the third row, indicating a repeating of the six.

If the conductor does the punching of the identification spaces 11 of the transfers he may do so all at the time when he lreceives them, Vthus causing no loss of time, as he usually receives the transfers when he is not occupied, `but in all cases the numbers punched on the transfer must correspond with the niunber on the reward receipt.

f It will', of course, be understood that vari-Vt ous modifications-and ychanges. may be recertain junctions, but the principle of the system would in all cases remain exactly the same. s A

I claim:

A ticket of the class described, provided 'with .an identiication space containing a `table of numerals arranged in a plurality y of rows, saidftable also including repeat l5 marksgfor indicating repetition of numerals 1n the rows.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aiiX my signature in the presence of two witnesses. FRED vOPPVENHIE)IMER,`

Witnesses: l i i l l EDWARD KAUFMANN, I BELLA Il. RUNKEL.

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